Reviews tagging 'Death'

Chouette by Claire Oshetsky

8 reviews

bookishmagpie's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

what did i just read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Ableism, Animal death, Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, Blood, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

vishnork's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Medical content, and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion

hotdrinks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Excrement, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Dementia, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Child abuse

Minor: Racism, Abortion, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Grief, Car accident, and Body shaming

emilyexley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Blood, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Pregnancy, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Vomit

Minor: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Cursing, and Religious bigotry

cocoreads02's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Unreliable character, story written in a parable, owl baby 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

jenmcvay's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Excrement, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content

bibliophilecrocodile's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Wow, I don't know what the f I just read but that it's unexpected and grotesquely beautiful. The way motherhood was described here is just very different and phenomenal. Totally recommend reading. Great start to a new year for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Violence, and Excrement

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Vomit